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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
6
The article urges comfortable loose fitting play clothing for children like Johnnie and Sally. It favors sun suits with built up tops and easy openings, soft seersucker fabrics, and smoothly finished seams to prevent irritation while encouraging self help dressing in warm weather.
A reader reports a slip ruined by a hole shaped like the iron after ironing. The fabric was likely acetate rayon which melts at moderate heat. Advice suggests using a barely warm iron or dry cleaning for rayon and checking fiber content with guidance from sales staff and textile buying leaflets from Iowa State College Extension Service.
A kitchen note describes a cold plate supper with bread butter and dessert. It lists Torrid Day Ideas including Liverwurst with potato salad and celery, Cottage cheese with chips and fruit salad, and cold meats with garnish and sides. A strawberry shortcake serves as a suitable dessert.
The Monte presents a lineup through the week featuring Outside These Walls with Michael Whalen and Virginia Weidler today plus Jack Holt in Trapped in the Sky. Other nights show The Saint Strikes Back with Wendy Barrie and George Sanders and Hopalong Gareidy in Renegade Trail.
To restore a varnished surface that has turned white from water or heat, rub gently with a flannel dampened with spirits of camphor or essence of peppermint, or apply a drop or two of ammonia. The method aims to refresh the finish without damaging the varnish.
At The Princess ends Thursday June 29 with Glen da Farrell and Barton MacLane in Torchy Runs for Mayor. Friday and Saturday bring the desert revolt backdrop on Chasing Danger starring Preston Foster Lynn Bari Wally Vernon and Henry Keoxon. Companion Across the Plains features Tack Randall Ringing with song and sword play. Don Ameche appears in a lively period adventure as D Artagnan.
Castle Grove residents enjoy a musical comedy version of The Three Musketeers featuring Binnie Barnes Gloria Stuart and Pauline Moore. Also coverage of local events from church meetings weddings DeMolay Conclave and road work with farm news and late pea harvest notes.
AMBER Mive and W J Zimmerman hosted and many families visited on Sunday for Mrs Otten s birthday. Monday callers included Mrs Mabel Dirks and Maynard. Berdina Schaffer and her mother. Eric and Herman Hofker visited E E Willms home. Herman Englehart family shared a Beit Sunday at Cedar Rapids. In the evening Rev Kehren and children joined Mr and Mrs Herman Immerman for supper.
A mother and daughter banquet was held at Amber church Tuesday with strong attendance. 4-H boys and fathers toured Monday, visiting members’ homes and dining in Anamosa state park with club agent Mr. Kearns. Irene Eggers did housework in Anamosa for Mrs. Pillard. Several visits and dinners followed among local families including the Reuter, Dirks, Lorenzen, Meister, Boland, Hagen, Behrends, Bodeker, and Hoffmann households. The Luther League picnic at Palisades drew about fifty. A Sand Hill church 75th anniversary gathering occurred with nearby hosts. A wedding in Cedar Rapids and related travels are noted, ending with a historical remark about a man who died in Dubuque in 1877.
The article confirms John Francis Rague as the architect of Iowa City’s Old Stone Capitol. Born in 1799 in Scotch Plains New Jersey, he trained under Milard Le Fevre, worked in Springfield Illinois, and oversaw the building of the Illinois state capitol. His Iowa City plans were approved in 1889 and he supervised much of the construction.
Bees show exceptionally high sugar levels in their hemolymph while active as honey gatherers, reflecting intense energy demands of foraging. The finding highlights how nutrient processing supports flight and foraging behavior in the species.
Monticello Iowa council in regular session approves a long list of payrolls and supplier bills, awards labor and supplies, and accepts WPA assistance for a permanent road to the sewage plant. Mayor F D McLaughlin authorized to file amendatory federal grant paperwork with Norman Hatton as architect.
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